Daily Archives: May 10, 2011

Sowell pontificates on ‘education’

Written on May 10, 2011 at 4:46 pm, by

Thomas Sowell is tired of people misusing the word “education,” as you can tell from his latest column posted at Human Events: One of those words that many people seldom look behind is “education.” But education can cover anything from courses on nuclear physics to courses on baton twirling. Unfortunately, an increasing proportion of AmericanContinue Reading

Romney’s Tea is Weak

Written on May 10, 2011 at 3:05 pm, by

…But getting stronger, apparently, in terms of the Tea Party. He announced today that he’ll be giving a speech next Thursday on his plan to “to repeal and replace Obamacare.” The Daily Caller reports today: In his pending speech, Romney will describe a plan to “restore to the states the responsibility and resources to careContinue Reading

Borders drills into the issue of oil drilling moratoriums

Written on May 10, 2011 at 2:23 pm, by

Max Borders‘ latest Ideas Matter update includes an item tackling the wisdom or folly of setting a moratorium on oil drilling: The BP Gulf spill was horrible to be sure. But with drilling moratoria, I’m reminded of a teacher of mine who’d punish the whole class due to the actions of one. Invariably, a kidContinue Reading

Obama’s Transporation Bill DOA

Written on May 10, 2011 at 1:41 pm, by

Below is the latest from Randal O’Toole about Obama’s transportation bill. For more details and other transportation news see this link. THE FEDS WANT TO TAKE YOUR CAR! May 10, 2011 Randal O’Toole’s transportation newsletter OBAMA’S REAUTHORIZATION BILL IS DOA Recently, the Obama administration leaked an “early working draft” of a proposed surface transportation reauthorizationContinue Reading

JLF researchers call next week’s Cabarrus County sales tax vote a referendum on local debt bailouts

Written on May 10, 2011 at 1:40 pm, by

Cabarrus County commissioners want voters to endorse next week a quarter-cent increase in the local sales tax rate. A new report from the John Locke Foundation research staff shows why the May 17 referendum is really a vote on whether to bail out county commissioners for taking on excessive debt. Much of that debt wasContinue Reading

Senate Education Committee looks at the House Budget

Written on May 10, 2011 at 11:29 am, by

Staff walked through the Houses Budget this morning with the Senate Education Appropriation members. Here is the budget projections and comparisons between the Governors budget, the House and the Senate. They started with K-12 Education and several members raised concern that the proposed budget numbers were going back to 2007 levels and what that wasContinue Reading

Truth versus ‘truthiness’ on oil subsidies

Written on May 10, 2011 at 7:11 am, by

In a brief blog entry for the Washington Examiner, Timothy Carney punctures a common myth about Big Oil: I bet most people who follow politics believe big oil gets huge subsidies — in part, because that’s what Barack Obama says. Sure enough, oil is subsidized, and all oil subsidies should be ended, totally and immediately.Continue Reading

DeMint wants GOP presidential candidates to support balanced budget requirements

Written on May 10, 2011 at 7:06 am, by

South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint has emerged as a potential kingmaker for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, as Byron York details in a new Washington Examiner report. What does DeMint want in return for his support? So far DeMint, who in 2008 supported former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, has given no hint about who heContinue Reading